April 16, 2011

THE ALBUM OF THE DAY
RADIOHEAD...The King Of Limbs (2011)
(CD, LP, Allmusic review)

In case you don't know Radiohead is...shall we say, different!! This record is currently number 3 on the U.S. Billboard charts. Radiohead has a big following, as they are very experimental in their music and it can be hypnotic at times. I enjoyed listening to the album, but I would not consider it a great album, I do, however, recommend you check it out as it is...shall we say, different!! "Lotus Flower" was the highlight for me


ROCK BIRTHDAYS FOR APRIL 16
Peter Garrett formerly with Midnight Oil is 58; David Pirner of Soul Asylum is 47; Dan Rieser of Marcy Playground is 45;

ON THIS DATE
1924 Rudy Pompilli of Bill Haley and the Comets was born in Chester, Pennsylvania. Pompilli died in 1976 of lung cancer from second hand smoke
1943 Lonesome Dave Peverett of Foghat was born in Dullwich, England. Peverett died in 2000 in Orlando, Florida
1947 Gerry Rafferty is born in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. Rafferty died in 2011
1960 Shortly before midnight, rock-and-roll performer Eddie Cochran, 21, was fatally injured in a taxi crash in Chippenham, Wiltshire, England; he died the next day.
1972 Electric Light Orchestra makes its debut in Croydon, England at the Fox and Greyhound pub
1993 David Lee Roth is arrested for buying a small amount of marijuana in New York
1996 Kiss announce a world tour with all 4 original members at a press conference in New York
1999 Skip Spence of Jefferson Airplane dies at the age of 52 of lung cancer in Santa Cruz, California
2011 Ozzy Osbourne is the head ambassador for Record Store Day

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